Medicaid expansion clears state legislature, but enactment will likely be delayed

September 3, 2013 | MPRN
That’s because the Senate blocked a
measure that would allow the expansion to take effect at the beginning of next
year. Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville says he does not plan to hold
another vote on the issue.

“It’s my
opinion that the votes were already cast, there wasn’t anybody planning to
change their mind, so let’s just go ahead and send the bill over to the House.”

Governor
Rick Snyder says the state could lose up to seven million federal dollars every
day the expansion is delayed.

Once
he signs the bill, it will also have to be approved by the federal government.
That process could take months.